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ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Desert Pavement,’ ISMAY’s Songs Teem With Life

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Desert Pavement,’ ISMAY’s Songs Teem With Life

On Desert Pavement, ISMAY crafts a world that exists somewhere in between past and present, reality and fantasy, country and city. The title was inspired by the bluegrass lifer’s interest in cowboy poetry. Desert pavement is a natural phenomenon described in the book Home Ground: A Guide to the

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Reveal the Self on Katy Kirby’s ‘Blue Raspberry’

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Reveal the Self on Katy Kirby’s ‘Blue Raspberry’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham County Line Roams New Frontiers on ‘Hiyo’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham County Line Roams New Frontiers on ‘Hiyo’

ALBUM REVIEW: Colby T. Helms Offers Emotional Origin Story on ‘Tales of Misfortune’

ALBUM REVIEW: Colby T. Helms Offers Emotional Origin Story on ‘Tales of Misfortune’

ALBUM REVIEW: Brittney Spencer Sings Straight From the Heart on Debut LP ‘My Stupid Life’

ALBUM REVIEW: Brittney Spencer Sings Straight From the Heart on Debut LP ‘My Stupid Life’

ALBUM REVIEW: Playful Songs Explore Deep Places on Holler Choir’s ‘Songs Before They Write Themselves’

ALBUM REVIEW: Playful Songs Explore Deep Places on Holler Choir’s ‘Songs Before They Write Themselves’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris O’Leary Traces His Winding Musical Journey on ‘The Hard Line’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris O’Leary Traces His Winding Musical Journey on ‘The Hard Line’